Steve Husting's Calligraphy

My wedding anniversary and Mother’s Day both fell on the same day this year — May 11, 2014. I used the double occasion to practice offhand flourishing around the lettering I that learned in this year’s Letters CA class with Carl Rohrs. Both cards were 8.5″ width by 5.5″ high. I used Fiesta Red ink from Private Reserve on speckled Strathmore Artagain 60lb. drawing paper. I used a Brause nib for the larger lettering and pointed pen for the Copperplate lettering, date, and flourishing. I also added a few gold accents with a Sakura Gelly Roll gel pen. If you compare the offhand flourishing of the two pieces closely, you’ll see I used the same shapes in various configurations. They are part of my practiced repertoire. Continue reading →

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Barbara Close presented her students with this wonderful certificate, which started out as a blank piece of paper. She gave it to her students who had taken all four of her classes throughout the year.

She used the pointed pen, her favorite tool, and a folded ruling pen for the names, lines and illustration. Colors look like navy blue and sepia. Gold powder (barely visible on this scan) was dropped into each letter of the name before the gouache could dry.

I am just thrilled to have her as a teacher!

Calligraphy Certificate by Barbara Close, 11/2013